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About Oracle Publisher Desktop

Oracle Publisher Desktop is a Microsoft Word plug-in that you can use to create a report template. A report template is a type of template that includes layout information for a report, such as the fields that the report contains and the placement of these fields in the report. Siebel CRM saves a report template as an RTF (Rich Text Format) file. Oracle Publisher Desktop includes layout, query, and language functionality. It separates logic from the layout, and the layout does not depend on a specific language. It provides flexibility during deployment and helps to reduce maintenance costs. It also includes documentation, demonstrations, and examples.

Microsoft Word displays the Publisher toolbar and Publisher menu after you install Oracle Publisher Desktop.

Note the following:

  • It is recommended that you use this publisher to create report templates. If you use some other tool to create these templates, then you must manually code the XSL statements and references to the data fields. This book does not describe how to code XSL statements.

  • Siebel CRM allows you to use only some of the functionality that Oracle Publisher Desktop provides. Oracle only supports the features that this guide describes.

  • It is recommended that you use the same version of Oracle Publisher Server and Oracle Publisher Desktop in your environment.

  • Oracle Publisher Desktop is also known as the Oracle Publisher Add-in for Microsoft Word.